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Pura Belpré Librarian of the Year Award


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CONGRATULATIONS!
Pura Belpré Librarian of the Year 2020
Georgina Rivas-Martinez
Youth Librarian
South Huntington Public Library


The REFORMA Northeast Chapter is proud to announce the
2020 recipient of the 
​Pura Belpré Librarian of the Year Award 
f
or Outstanding Library Service to Latinos.  
Offered bi-annually, the award honors a librarian for his/her service and dedication to providing library services to Spanish-speaking and Latino communities.
 
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Purpose of Award:
To recognize individuals who have provided outstanding library service to Latinos.

Criteria for Award:
Applications must be submitted from Thursday, April 2, 2020 through Friday, May 29th, 2020. 
Please note, the supporting statement must be one-page in length;
written in narrative form; and comment on how the candidate:


 -  Distinguished her/himself in the library field and/or communit      
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Promoted and advocated for services to Latinos and Spanish-speaking communities;                                      -  Worked to fill a community need at a local, state, national, and/or international level;    
 -  Contributed to the REFORMA NE chapter and/or REFORMA National. 


Award Guidelines:
The RNE Chapter Pura Belpré Librarian Award Committee is responsible for:
​●    Making the formal award selection.                                  
●    Making sure the candidate is an active member of the REFORMA NE Chapter
●    Completing nominator and candidate information form   
●    Stating the qualifications for nominating a candidate      
  

 For more information on the award, including how to apply, please click on the links below:

 2020 RNE Pura Belpré Librarian of the Year Award Announcement, Criteria and Guidelines
 2020 RNE Pura Belpré Librarian of the Year Award Application Form                                       
 Completed Application must be submitted electronically to
 Haydee Hodis at haydeehodis@att.net from
 Thursday April 2, 2020  through Friday, May 29th, 2020
.  


​Pura Belpré Librarian of the Year Award Recipients:
  
2020    Georgina Rivas-Martinez, Youth Services Librarian, South Huntington Public Library, NY 

2018   
Linda Caycedo, Retiree/Volunteer NYPL Bronx Library Center, P.R. Heritage Gallery     
            Elizabeth Garcia, Retiree/Author, Community Library Manager   
                          

2016    Libbhy Romero, Supervising Librarian, NYPL BookOps